The Argentina winger, who made his first Toon appearance for 17 months in last Wednesday's home defeat to Manchester United, says he can't forgive Pardew for trying to offload him shortly after a second cancer op.

Gutierrez has now made a full recovery, but has accused ex-Toon boss Pardew of lacking humanity after the club tried to sell him two years ago.

Instead, he moved on loan to Norwich in January 2014, making four league appearances for the Canaries before returning to Argentina to recuperate.

"He told me to look for a team a moment after the second operation at the end of 2013," Gutierrez said.

"This hurt me a lot. You have to be more human and not look only at the football side and business.

CRITICISM: Jonas has laid into his old boss Alan Pardew for his handling of the situation [GETTY]

“He told me to look for a team a moment after the second operation at the end of 2013”

Jonas Gutierrez

"I only look to the future and each of us has to look at themselves and their conscience."

Gutierrez has previously criticised Pardew, who quit Newcastle for Crystal Palace in January.

But his latest outburst is the clearest sign yet that he will not let the matter rest and feels the ex-Newcastle boss was wrong to try to sell him so soon after such a major operation.

Gutierrez was handed the captain's armband as a gesture of support by club skipper Fabricio Coloccini after coming on a second half substitute last week.

Gutierrez is out of contract at the end of the current campaign but said: "I'll continue to do my best in the training and work hard to get the minutes on the pitch I want. I'm going to fight for my place."

Gutierrez's former Magpies team-mate Peter Lovenkrands reckons the 31-year-old winger could make a significant impact in final Premier League run-in for John Carver's mid-table side.

"If we can get Jonas back to his best he can be a very big player for the team in the last 10 games," said ex-striker Lovenkrands.